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Swim Report – November 7, 2021 –

November 13, 2021 By Steve

Eight of us made it out to L1 at 6:30am just a few minutes before sunrise, and it was another splendid one! While we wereRead More

Swim Report – August 29, 2021 – Don’t Fence Us In!

September 4, 2021 By Steve

Good fences may make good neighbors, but this isn’t the case with swimming… The last meetup of August brought out several Lake Monsters to theRead More

Swim Report – August 22, 2021 – Grey Skies at Dawn

August 22, 2021 By Steve

Seven of us made it out to L1 this morning and, fortunately for us, the “beach hazard” swim conditions did not materialize at 6:00am. WhileRead More

Swim Report – July 25, 2021 – Tarzan Edition

August 5, 2021 By Steve

The last meetup of July gave us a perfect summer morning! The lake came in at a balmy 73.8F with an air temp of 72FRead More

Swim Report – June 13, 2021 – Inferno Edition

June 14, 2021 By Steve

When we are this close to the Summer solstice with the sun rising at 5:14am, I normally rely on a much more crisp June lakeRead More

Swim Report – October 27, 2019 – Out Like a Lion

October 30, 2019 By Steve

We had three tranquil weeks out at L1, so we were long overdue for an abrupt change. Fortunately, we only had to contend with aRead More

Swim Report – October 20, 2019 – Autumn Colors

October 21, 2019 By Steve

The lakefront was surprisingly active yesterday morning. While I’m sure the later sunrise time helped bring people out, the real draw was likely the idealRead More

Swim Report – September 1, 2019 – More swells!

September 7, 2019 By Steve

Lake Michigan was once again rather spirited last Sunday, but a number of us managed to get in a swim on the first day ofRead More

Swim Report – August 25, 2019 – A Swell Time

August 27, 2019 By Steve

There were a lot of dry wetsuits a few miles south of L1 last Sunday, but we managed to get in a swim in spiteRead More

Swim Report – August 11, 2019 – Seaweed Edition

August 15, 2019 By Steve

Sunday’s swim was a real winner with the lake temp coming in at an amazing 75.9F. It was somewhat overcast, but the cloud cover wasRead More

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